Desperate Chiefs, successful Sundowns eye South African title

Kaizer Chiefs star Lebogang Manyama is pursued by a Bloemfontein Celtic opponent during a South African Premiership match this season AFP/Anesh DEBIKYJOHANNESBURG: Success-starved Kaizer Chiefs and mega achievers Mamelodi Sundowns are the leading candidates to win the South African Premiership, which restarts Tuesday behind closed doors amid the coronavirus pandemic.

But South African Football Association medical officer Thulani Ngwenya says that if health protocols are observed there is only a"one percent chance" of a footballer being infected. Never before have the Amakhosi gone so long without hoisting silverware and one of the current stars of the team, midfielder Lebogang Manyama, blames individualism.

But Motaung defied media predictions by retaining Middendorp, who has steered the side to 15 victories and three draws in 22 league matches. While Chiefs have struggled, Sundowns became only the second South African club after Pirates to be crowned African champions when they defeated Zamalek of Egypt in the 2016 final.

"I do not know what to expect because our build-up has been strange due to the pandemic," admitted coach and former South Africa forward Pitso Mosimane.

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